The employee is not named.
The Reuters story quotes a Keys acquaintance who says he has “a pretty extreme personality” and reports that Keys was “reprimanded by Reuters editors” last October for “creating a parody Twitter account…which mocked Google after a premature release of an earnings report.”

In a statement emailed to Poynter and other outlets Thursday evening, David Girardin of Thomson Reuters’ corporate affairs department wrote:

“We are aware of the charges brought by the Department of Justice against Matthew Keys, an employee of our news organization. Thomson Reuters is committed to obeying the rules and regulations in every jurisdiction in which it operates. Any legal violations, or failures to comply with the company’s own strict set of principles and standards, can result in disciplinary action. We would also observe the indictment alleges the conduct occurred in December 2010; Mr. Keys joined Reuters in 2012, and while investigations continue we will have no further comment.”

Mr. Keys has evidently been suspended with pay, suggesting his employers are not accepting the DoJ’s allegations at face value. I anticipate this story will turn out to be one of intrigue and manipulation. But it’s not yet clear who is manipulating whom, or for what high-minded or nefarious purposes.